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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

#WednesdayBriefs: Myths, Secrets and Love - chapter 15

Happy Wednesday and welcome to another chapter of Rodric's adventure. If you don't remember what happened last week, want to catch up, or reread everything just because, please click here. Otherwise, on you go! The prompt I used for this week is in bold.

Myths, Secrets and Love 15

“Let’s try this again.” The dragon lord smiled
mischievously. “Welcome to my home, Rodric Belavue. I hear you are looking for
help. Perhaps, we can be of assistance.”

Rodric narrowed
his eyes at the Dragon Lord’s mocking tone. This was not boding well. Sighing,
he braced himself to reveal all. While bathing and redressing, he’d been
allowed a moment of solitude. In the end, he’d decided that he had nothing to
lose by telling the dragon the truth. His only options were to be eaten or to reveal
all.

“I am
looking for a friend and I need help to get to another plane.” He sipped at the
red wine served to him.

The Dragon
Lord’s eyebrows shot up. He pursed his mouth and stared at him for an instant
before taking a bite out of the salad served to them.

“A friend?
You’re doing all this for a friend?” He shook his head. “I am impressed.” He pointed his fork at him. “Why is he so
valuable to you?”

“That is
personal.” Rodric replied. He scowled at the young man, who in turn laughed.

“Very well.
I’ll allow you that secret, for now.” He took several bites of his food before
plunging on. “You must understand, we don’t normally work as transportation for
mortals. We have other interests.”

“What is
your price?”

“You can’t
pay it.”

“Then why
am I still sitting here? Why am I still alive?” Rodric slammed his fist on the
table, frustrated.

The Dragon
Lord shrugged. “I was curious to know you. Rumors abound about you, Belavue.” The
boy smiled. “To be honest, they exaggerate a lot. You’re not as handsome, tall,
strong and brave as I was told.”

“What do
you want from me?”

“Why, some
good company.”

“You’re
toying with me.”

“Of course.”
The Dragon Lord sighed and focused his gaze on him. A shiver ran down Rodric’s
spine, a feeling of foreboding settling in his gut. “There is one thing that
would compensate the price of our service.”

Rodric took
another sip from his drink, bracing himself for the worst.

“What?”

“Arjä.”

“What about
her?”

“Give us
the Unicorn princess and we’ll serve as your personal mode of transport to
Devil’s Land.”

“What? I can’t
do that.”

“Why not?”
The Dragon Lord cocked his head, watching him as if he really didn’t
understand. “You save
the friend you lust after. We keep the girl that annoys you. I don’t see the
problem.”

“She’s a
friend too.”

“Well, you
can’t have it all, Belavue. Either you keep the girl and lose your friend to
the Demon’s or you give us the girl and find your friend.” The Dragon Lord
smirked. “Or what’s left of him.”

“Why do you
want her?”

“We have
old business.”

“With that
Raskard snake.”

The Dragon
Lord’s eyes narrowed into yellow slits. “We are not snakes, Belavue, and it
would do you well to remember that in the future.”

Rodric
swallowed and nodded. They’d given him back his clothes but not his weapons. He’d
do anything for the feel of his sword at this side right now. His thoughts strayed
to Arjä. What did they want from her?

“Where is
Arjä? I would like to speak to her before deciding anything.”

“I’m afraid
that’s not possible.”

“Have you
killed her already?”

The Dragon
Lord burst out laughing. “You really think we are barbarians, eh? I told you
earlier she was with Raskard and he was taking care of her needs. Your decision
however has to be your own. You two together could plot anything and I won’t
allow it. I’ll give you until tomorrow to come to a decision, Belavue. It’s not
that hard. Keep the girl and lose your friend, or lose the girl and find your
friend.” The young man shrugged and snapped his fingers. A pretty servant
hurried to fill his goblet of wine. “It’s really not that hard.”

To be continued... maybe.

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